Bonnie: The entire town did exactly what he said. He didn't want any witnesses, so he told them to forget what he did. They watched my dad die...they couldn't do anything, or tell anyone. What are you gonna do? You gonna hug me?

Bonnie: Well, you can't. You can't touch me, and I can't touch you, because I'm dead. Just like my dad, except he's not supernatural, so I don't get to see him on the other side. He's just dead.

[Bonnie takes a moment to pull herself together.]

Bonnie: Silas is using his mind-control to find Katherine. He told everyone in the town square to keep an eye out for anyone that looks like Elena. Whatever he wants with Katherine, we can't let him have it.

Suburban Neighborhood

[Katherine walks, stumbling and coughing, out of a wooded area and into a neighborhood. She sees a van driving down the road and hails it down. The driver stops and gets out of her car.]

[The woman pulls a bottle of mace out of her purse and sprays Katherine in the face with it. Katherine yells in pain while the woman pulls out her cell and starts texting on it. Katherine launches herself on the woman, taking her down, grabs the cell phone and smashes it on the ground. Katherine punches the woman in the face, knocking her out. Katherine massages her wrist in pain.]

Elena: Oh, um, I went by the hospital this morning — Megan's death certificate. It says she died of suicide. No mention of the gaping vampire-bites on her neck. So, whoever signed off on the cause of death was part of the cover-up, just like the Founders Council back home.

Caroline: Applied — what, what? Uh, Elena, we are supposed to be taking Intro to Communication. What happened to getting drunk and making bad decisions about boys? What happened to our fun freshman year at college? I am supposed to be a drama major!

Elena: You're not going to be an Anything major if we get exposed as vampires!

[Elena stops, realizing her voice had been rising. Both she and Caroline take a deep breath, and Elena smiles.]

Elena: We are still gonna have our fun year, Caroline, but we have to protect ourselves. The way Damon kept his secret in Mystic Falls was because he infiltrated the Founders Council. So, bust out those alleged acting skills, and let's get on it, okay?

[Elena smiles at her, and finally Caroline relaxes and smiles back.]

Quarry

[Damon stands at the edge above the quarry with Sheriff Forbes.]

Sheriff Forbes: Damon, I know I said I'd help you find your brother, but I can't dredge this entire quarry. It's enormous.

Damon: I'm aware of that. I mean, clearly that's why we wanted to dump Silas' body, here — because it's big and deep and no one would find him. Now, say I'm Silas, and I wanna take over my doppelgänger's life. Why wouldn't I dump him in a place that's big and deep, where no one would find him?

Sheriff Forbes: Damon, I already agreed to hold off on telling anyone about the Mayor's death until you figured this all out, but I can't devote those kinds of resources to finding one person who may or may not be down there.

Damon: But it's a place to start. And if Stefan's down there, that means he's been drowning over and over again all summer, while I've been happily playing house with Elena. Do I need to further elaborate the source of my urgency?

Katherine: [to Matt] Those blue eyes...they made me soft. I should've ripped your head off when I had the chance.

[Matt continues to bind Katherine's wrists together with rope.]

Jeremy: She was mid-cat-fight with some lady who maced her. We think Silas might have mind-controlled himself some new friends.

Damon: How exactly did the Gilbert-Donovan brain trust put all that together? Never mind, it doesn't matter. Just hide her. If Silas wants her bad enough to sic the whole town on her, that means we want her more. Stay out of sight. You were the last person who Silas saw her with.

Jeremy: Bullet would've been more effective, but we're trying to be nice. You crashed my car and left me to die.

Katherine: You were gonna hand me over to Silas to get Stefan back. I was just protecting myself.

Matt: How many people have you killed using that excuse? Just be glad we got you some clothes.

Katherine: Don't play the hero. You two are just waiting for the convenient time to hand me back over to him. I've done this a thousand times. I get it. I'm the leverage; I'm that thing that everybody wants. I'm the freaking moonstone.

[Matt finishes tying her up and she sits back in the truck.]

Doctor Maxfield's Classroom

[Caroline and Elena enter the lecture hall for Dr. Maxfield's class. They pass by Jesse on their way to their seats.]

Jesse: Hey, Blow-Off Girl. Aren't you a freshman? How are you in this class?

[Elena gives him a thumbs up and Caroline pushes her away to a few rows back. Caroline gives Elena a look.]

Elena: What? You said you wanted to make bad decisions about boys. He's cute, he's interested, and most importantly, unlike Tyler, he's here.

[Caroline narrows her eyes at Elena, but doesn't respond. Just then, Dr. Maxfield walks into the lecture hall.]

Dr. Maxfield: Morning, everyone. I'm Dr. Maxfield. First name is Wes, but call me Dr. Maxfield. One day, when you're out of med school, you'll understand. So, you're all going to this bonfire tonight, right? Well, here's a quick history lesson for you. Whitmore was founded as a hospital during the Civil War. Deadliest war in American history — over 600,000 casualties. Disease was so prevalent that once a week, they had to gather all the dead, rotting bodies, put them in a pile, and light the whole thing on fire. So tonight, when you're getting drunk and partying, stop for a second, close your eyes, and imagine the rancid smell of a hundred rotting corpses.

Dr. Maxfield: Maybe because you're freshmen, who shouldn't be in this class. How do I know? I'm observant — a skill you'll learn in Bio 101, down the hall.

[Dr. Maxfield points to the door, while Caroline and Elena shift uncomfortably in their seats. Later, outside, Elena talks to Damon on the phone. The shots alternate between Elena at Whitmore and Damon at the quarry. The Sheriff's deputies have arrived at the quarry and are readying an inflatable boat.]

Katherine: I survived childbirth, the death of my entire family and five hundred years of running from an immortal hybrid. You can understand why I'm a little upset that I'm on the verge of being defeated by a sinus infection.

[Katherine coughs and shivers, rubbing her hands together. Jeremy stands and drapes a blanket over Katherine's shoulders without a word, leaving Katherine more than a little surprised. Elsewhere in the woods, Matt holds a lantern aloft when Silas appears behind him. At Silas' voice, Matt whirls around.]

Silas: [mind-control] Not a word out of you. You can't talk, and you can't scream.

Matt: [looks confused, but realizes that his will is still intact] Yeah, actually I can. [Shouting.] Jeremy, run!

[Elena gets up, picks up a water bottle, smiling. She opens it, tips it into Damon mouth and holds his face upright while the water burns him — it's Megan's vervain water. Damon slaps it away, choking and coughing. Elena starts tying Damon to the chair with pieces of clothing.]

Damon: Silas got into your head, didn't he? What did "Stefan" tell you to do?

[She pours more vervain water down Damon's throat. After she pulls the bottle away, she goes to stab the sharp end of the broken stick into Damon, but he sprays a mouthful of vervain water at her, and she backs away, shouting in pain. She seems to snap out of her trance.]

[Elena throws down the broken stick and puts her head in her hands, trying to calm down. She sits in a chair, grabs the iron poker from next to the fireplace, and stabs herself in the thigh with it, pinning herself to the chair. She yells out, shuddering in pain.]

[Jeremy throws the hatchet at Silas, who leans and dodges it. Jeremy runs at Silas, shoving him up against a tree. Silas pushes him off, and Jeremy staggers back. They throw punches at each other, each blocking them until they come to an impasse. Silas head-butts Jeremy in the face; Jeremy staggers back again. Silas takes the lantern and swings it at Jeremy but misses. Jeremy goes at Silas again and grabs him in a headlock from behind. Silas breaks a small branch off the tree in front of him.]

Silas: You might be stronger than me, but you're forgetting...that I...am immortal.

[Silas slowly pushes the sharp end of the branch through his own chest, until it impales Jeremy behind him. Jeremy groans in pain until Silas pulls the branch back out; Jeremy collapses. Silas picks up the hatchet, looking at Jeremy, who is crouched on all fours. Silas raises the hatchet, but suddenly he is struck by a gunshot to the chest — Katherine has shot him.]

Damon: Think about him. Think about the feelings you're getting. Describe it to me.

Elena: It's...it's like a chill, but I can't explain it...It's like I can feel him. He's trying to reach out to me, but I don't know where he is, and I can't understand what he's trying to say. All I know is that he's scared, and he's lonely, and he's in a lot of pain. He's in a lot of pain. We have to find him.

The Other Side

[They see Jeremy and Katherine at the truck; Matt's body is in the bed of it.]

Matt: So, if this happens every time I die with the Gilbert ring, the second I go back, that means I'm just gonna forget about all of this. I'll forget that you're dead. Bonnie, you and Jeremy can't keep this a secret anymore. I'm sorry your dad died. I know it's hard, but how are you gonna deal with his death if you can't even deal with your own?

Bonnie: I'm not ready to be dead yet, Jeremy. I'm just not. Maybe I will be one day, but it's not today. And I don't know what to do about my dad, or what to do when the sheriff calls, because she's gonna call me—

Jeremy: It's okay. We'll get through this. I can tell everybody that you're with family, that it was too hard for you to be here. I might not be able to touch you, or hold you, but I'm here for you, no matter what you need.

Silas: I see. You're mad that I killed your blonde-haired, blue-eyed host, right? That's what you get for taking over somebody's body to spy on me. But congrats, you found me. So now what? What do you want?

Promo Transcripts

Short Promo

Damon: Stefan's been drowning over and over again all summer while I've been playing house with Elena.

Elena: Stefan's been reaching out to me. He's in a lot of pain. We have to find him.

Extended Promo

Hallucination-Damon: You did the right thing, Stefan. You let us be happy, and this what is what you get. How is that fair?

Damon: Stefan's been drowning over and over again all summer while I've been playing house with Elena.

Elena: Stefan's been reaching out to me. All I know is that he's scared. He's in a lot of pain. We have to find him.

Canadian Promo

Bonnie: Silas is using his mind control the find Katherine.

Damon: Silas wants you bad enough to (???) the whole town on you, but we want him more.

Katherine: I am the leverage, I am that thing that everybody wants.

Elena: Stefan.

Damon: What?

Elena: Stefan's here, right now.

Silas: Turn off your phone.

Webclip #1

(Jeremy, Matt and Katherine are at a gas station. Jeremy unties Katherine's hands.)

Jeremy: Hurry.

Katherine: My throat is really scratchy, and my head hurts, like, right here. When I cough, it's green. So get me some stuff for all that.

Jeremy: Silas knows I'm with you, so I can't risk being seen.

Katherine: (to Matt) Please.

Matt: Fine.

(Katherine heads to the bathroom)

Webclip #2

(Elena walks into the dorm room, Caroline is packing up Megan's things)

Elena: Megan's memorial outside is growing by the minute.

Caroline: Ugh, college kids are so dramatic. She was on campus for like one day, she couldn't have made that many friends.

Elena: Caroline, she's dead. You can stop competing with her.

Caroline: Sorry, I'm in a mood.

Elena: You talked to Tyler?

Caroline: He's deferring from enrolling and deferring from returning my phone calls, so I'm deferring from having sex with him ever again.

Elena: How's the snooping going? Any explanation why our vervain-laced ... (looks back at the door to see if anyone is looking) vampire-slaughtered roommate had a picture of my dad on her phone?

Caroline: No.

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